WHAT'S ON AT CO-OP LIVE, MANCHESTER
What's On at Co-op Live, Manchester
Co-op Live Manchester opened in May 2024 and is the UK’s largest live entertainment venue. Boasting 23’500 seats plus standing spaces, it also has 32 bars, restaurants and 12 lounges. Located near The Etihad, it will host music, comedy, sports and world class artists.
The Co-op Live promises diverse entertainment from around the globe. Its innovative design includes a low ceiling and huge floor. It’s the UK’s most planet friendly arena, using 100% electric power, zero waste to landfill and will collect and reuse Manchester’s rain. It’s one of the most sustainable venues in Europe.
Co-op Live premiered with Manchester band Elbow. Many big names get announced each week and are planned to take centre stage, including Jason Manford, Charlie XCX, Paul McCartney and Cyndi Lauper. See what's on at Co-op Live Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
Co-op Live Manchester opened in May 2024 and is the UK’s largest live entertainment venue. Boasting 23’500 seats plus standing spaces, it also has 32 bars, restaurants and 12 lounges. Located near The Etihad, it will host music, comedy, sports and world class artists.
The Co-op Live promises diverse entertainment from around the globe. Its innovative design includes a low ceiling and huge floor. It’s the UK’s most planet friendly arena, using 100% electric power, zero waste to landfill and will collect and reuse Manchester’s rain. It’s one of the most sustainable venues in Europe.
Co-op Live premiered with Manchester band Elbow. Many big names get announced each week and are planned to take centre stage, including Jason Manford, Charlie XCX, Paul McCartney and Cyndi Lauper. See what's on at Co-op Live Manchester with Manchester Theatres below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Co-op Live, Manchester
What's On at Co-op Live, Manchester
Jack Catterall v Regis Prograis
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 26 October 2024
Chorley's Jack Catterall and New Orleans'Â Regis Prograis will create history when they meet in a blockbuster Super-Lightweight clash at the top of the first ever boxing show to take place at Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday 24 August 2...Sum 41
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 28 October 2024
Aiming to go out on a high with their final UK & EU tour, Canadian skate punk rockers Sum 41 say their final goodbyes in 2024. Sum 41 never fit in. They didn't try to either. Instead, they came out of the gate swinging with a signature styl...Glass Animals
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 2 November 2024
The BRIT, Grammy and Mercury Prize-nominated UK act are best known for their multi-Platinum international chart topping 2020 hit "Heat Waves", which went viral on TikTok and helped push the British indie rockers to no.2 on the UK album cha...MTV Europe Music Awards
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 10 November 2024
Following the 2023 awards in Paris, MTV EMA 2024 takes place at the brand-new Co-op Live arena on 10 November 2024. Expect your fan favourite presenters and a whole host of special guests and performers. ...
Courteeners
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 15 November 2024
Led by talismanic singer/songwriter Liam Fray, the Mancunian stadium rockers and former Manchester United ball-boys have evolved from raw anthemic indie rockers to groove-laden indie kings. Each of their seven albums has gone Top 10, with t...Kasabian
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 16 November 2024
After lead singer Tom Meighan was fired in 2020 following his domestic assault conviction, the flamboyant Leicester rockers have continued where they left off, scoring their fifth UK chart-topping album in 2022, with founder and guitar wiz...Hits Radio Live
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Hits Radio is the only radio station to bring the biggest stars on stage for one amazing night of live music. The 2024 line-up is still to be announced however in 2023Â Cian Ducrot, Mae Stephens, Anne-Marie, Jax Jones, Calum Scott, Becky Hi...Greatest Hits Radio Live
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Join Ken Bruce for the gig of a lifetime as he brings some of the most legendary artists to the stage in a night of live music celebrating the greatest songs of all time, performed by the Greatest Hits Radio house band. Celebrating the ...Sleep Token
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
The UK underground alternative-metal entity only known as Sleep Token, fronted by Vessel, are a masked, anonymous collective of unknown musicians. For fans of Deftones, Tesseract, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, and James Blake. Â Â Â Â ...Charli XCX
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Born in Cambridge, England, to a Scottish father and a Gujarati Indian mother, Charlotte Aitchison is a verified saviour of pop, seamlessly binding musical genres from the vast pop spectrum. Straddling the most experimental and mainstream s...Micky Flanagan
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 November 2024
Cockney comedian Micky Flanagan is back with a brand-new live show. "My wife and management said I can't spend all my time in the pub apparently or at the races or on a Saga holiday, they're Mr and Mrs no-treats, but I'm a people pleaser a...The Script
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 30 November 2024
The Irish pop trio reemerge with undeniable confidence. Their distinctly unique tracks span pure pop, heartfelt folk-flavoured ballads, fast-paced, dance-floor-filling pop-funk songs and everything in between. Since their formation in 2001...Sam Fender
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024
Having celebrated his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, rocketing to the number one spot and a sold out headline winter tour, Sam Fender continues his path to dominance with further live dates, the biggest of his career. ...Sam Fender Manchester Tickets
Culture Club + Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) + Heaven 17
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are thrilled to bring their tour to celebrate their first two monumental albums, 'Kissing to Be Clever' and 'Colour by Numbers'. The prolific band will perform these landmark albums in their entirety....Paul McCartney
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 December 2024
Beatles legend Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed Got Back Tour to the UK, fulfilling his promise to perform in the UK again, following his last UK Tour in 2011. Irrefutably one of the most successful singer-songwriters and performers ...Paul Heaton
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 16 December 2024
Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriting genius Paul Heaton will be performing songs from throughout his career including classic tracks by The Beautiful South and The Housemartins, with the help of guest singer Rianne Downey. One of the ...Slipknot
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Chart-topping masked multi-Platinum selling Iowa metal legends Slipknot are best known for their UK Top 40 hits "Duality", "Wait and Bleed", "Before I Forget", "Spit it Out", "Left Behind", and "Vermilion". Using a variety of vocal style...Bullet For My Valentine + Trivium
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
A co-headline tour from Welsh quartet Bullet For My Valentine, who straddle metal, punk and emo, with Florida quartet Trivium, whose inimitable masterful melody, hypnotic hook-craft, tight thrash, metal scope, and cinematic extremity has m...Cyndi Lauper
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
80's New York pop icon Cyndi Lauper embarks on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, her first major run in a decade. Selling over 50 million records worldwide, her 1983 debut album "She's So Unusual" was the first by a female artist...Craig David
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 14 February 2025
As one of the UK's most loved artists, Craig David has remained at the helm of his own unique, authentically British sound. A sound that made waves across the globe, making him the voice of one of the most pivotal eras in UK music, and in t...Snow Patrol
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 22 February 2025
Dundee-formed Northern Irish trio Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves by constantly delivering melancholic ballads and music of depth that's painted from a broad palette. They shot to fame with their third album, Final...Gracie Abrams
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 7 March 2025
The daughter of movie director J.J. Abrams, the ethereal singer/songwriter Gracie Abrams specialises in a stylized, moody modern pop - a subtly shifting sound which has seen her emerge as one of the most compelling songwriters of her genera...Teddy Swims
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 10 - Sunday 16 March 2025
 Born and raised in Atlanta as a pastor's grandson, Jaten Dimsdale played American football and was involved in musical theatre while in high school. In addition, he joined bands of different genres, performing everything from hip hop, so...Sabrina Carpenter
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 13 - Friday 14 March 2025
 Singer, songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter has undergone a series of creative and personal transformations since first appearing in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, going on to generate mega fandom across TV and film inc...Sabrina Carpenter
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 13 March 2025
 Singer, songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter has undergone a series of creative and personal transformations since first appearing in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World, going on to generate mega fandom across TV and film inc...Kid Cudi
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Cleveland, Ohio-born, Grammy-nominated Hip Hop sensation and actor Kid Cudi has scored Platinum-selling hits in the UK with "Day 'n' Nite", "Memories" (with David Guetta), "All of the Lights" (with Kanye West, Rihanna and Fergie), and "...Dr. John Cooper Clarke
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 29 March 2025
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the 'Godfather of Punk Poetry' and the original people's poet, John's cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion. From creating some of the most iconic poet...André Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025 - Friday 3 April 2026
Andre Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. He and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the ...
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 6 April 2025
Based on HG Wells' dark Victorian tale, the production remains a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. In 2006, TWOTW was already considered a cutting-edge production with six trucks filled to the brim. By ...Sugababes
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 11 April 2025
British girl group responsible for many of the biggest pop hits of the 00s Following on from the phenomenal success of their UK reunion tour and festival performances, Sugababes have announced a huge arena show at London's The O2 for Septem...
PlayStation: The Concert
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Prepare for a truly groundbreaking live music event that blends the awe-inspiring music from PlayStation's most iconic games with cutting-edge visuals and the latest in production technology A troupe of virtuous soloists will bring the musi...Andrea Bocelli
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
Andrea Angel Bocelli is one of the world's greatest singing talents. Best known for blending of opera and pop music, his rich and unique voice has been known to bring audiences to tears. Born in a village in Tuscany, Bocelli started piano l...Chase And Status
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
Stadium drum 'n' bass duo Saul "Chase" Milton and Will "Status" Kennard have come a long way since forming in Manchester, as students, in 2003. They have continued to score Platinum-selling Top 10 hits throughout the 20 years since, includ...Chase Atlantic
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 2 May 2025
Representing the missing link between anesthetized woozy trap, nocturnal R&B, and psychedelically spun alternative, Chase Atlantic blur boundaries between genres through fearless experimentation and innate melodic inclinations. The Austra...Olly Murs
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 8 May 2025
Fresh from his nationwide tour as special guest to Take That earlier this year, Olly Murs has announced a massive UK Arena tour for next Spring. Get ready to party with a set that features all the hits and more! Blue will be special guests ...Gregory Porter
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
Gregory Porter, international best selling artist and two time Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singing sensation, is honoured to announce a thirteen date UK tour. With his irresitable warm baritone vocals, Porter continues to perform to ...Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 14 - Tuesday 20 May 2025
Lauded by Rolling Stone as "the embodiment of rock & roll", with more than 140 million records sold around the globe and more than 70 million in the United States, Bruce Springsteen is one of the world's best-selling artists. Long recogni...Lionel Richie
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 12 - Friday 13 June 2025
Alabama soul star Lionel Richie first came into prominence in the '70s as a member of the hugely successful funk and soul band The Commodores. Richie's star shone increasingly brighter as the band moved away from their funky origins and tow...Jeff Dunham
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 14 June 2025
 Record-breaking, global comedy superstar, Jeff Dunham, is bringing his cast of characters back to Europe. America's favourite ventriloquist is very popular and has a huge following, with his delightfully irreverent cohorts, Peanut, Walte...Iron Maiden
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 22 June 2025
 One of the most influential and successful bands in history, with over 200 million sales, the legendary East London heavy metal heroes return. With a career spanning over four decades, Bruce Dickinson and the boys are best known for th...Olivia Rodrigo
Co-op Live, Manchester
Monday 30 June - Tuesday 1 July 2025
Olivia Rodrigo is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ mockumentary series High School Musical: The Musical: T...Ludovico Einaudi
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 6 July 2025
Ludovico Einaudi is a pianist and alternative classical musician from Turin, Piedmont who has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV miniseri...
Billie Eilish
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, the Southern California native went from being a teenager to an international pop star and generational icon in the span of a few short years. She's the product of artistic parents who are both enm...Dude Perfect
Co-op Live, Manchester
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Nominated several times for Pollstar Family Event of the Year, Dude Perfect - Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert and twins Coby and Cory Cotton - brings their YouTube videos to life with laugh-out-loud antics to the stage and compete ...Simply Red
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 27 September 2025
Manchester soul legends Simply Red are back! One of the UK's most treasured bands, frontman Mick Hucknall continues to offer a sensational pop masterclass with vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues. Formed ...John Bishop
Co-op Live, Manchester
Saturday 4 - Sunday 5 October 2025
Comedian, TV presenter and actor John Bishop took a less travelled route into show business. Born and raised in Liverpool, the younger Bishop was a semi-professional footballer for Southport and Hyde United, following in the footsteps of ol...Jason Manford
Co-op Live, Manchester
Friday 24 October 2025
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...How to get to Co-op Live, Manchester
Co-op Live Frequently Asked Questions
1 Sports City Way, Etihad Campus Eastlands, Manchester, M11 3DU
Official car parks (named official parking off street parking) can be pre-booked per event. Click here to book or click here for further information.
Manchester Piccadilly is the closest Train Station with a 25 minute walk. or 10-minute tram direct to the Etihad Campus.
Trams stop at the Etihad Campus stop, located directly next to the venue. Trams run every 7.5 minutes from the city centre, and until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
The capacity of the Co-op Live in Manchester is 23'500 seats plus standing. Click here for venue maps and more arena information.
Co-op Live tickets are mostly e-tickets so simply go into your Co-op Live app account to retrieve. For further help, please contact Co-op Live directly. Click here for more details.
If you would like to discuss your ticket in person at Co-op Live, their Fan Services Ticket Office is located outside on Level 1 opposite the canal. There are 2 Fan Services locations on Level 1 (opposite Block 112) and Level 3 (behind Block 323). For further information click here.
Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.
Co-op Live do not list show-end times both for security reasons and due to the nature of live events as running times can vary. As a guide, the venue curfew for evening events is 11pm, unless otherwise stated.
Door times are published on each event page.
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With loads of great places to eat in Manchester and decent pre-theatre menus, you should check out our Manchester Restaurant site here!
Co-op Live also have 32 food and drink concessions, including bars, premium restaurants, lounges, and club spaces within the venue.
Manchester is full of great bars and pubs and some decent ones close to the venue. Check out our Manchester Bar site here!
Co-op Live also have 32 food and drink concessions, including bars, premium restaurants, lounges, and club spaces within the venue.
Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for hotels in Manchester
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